Current Selected International Projects
2014
Tibet: Lhassa
Moving Cultures 1, Tibet - China
Chicago, USA
Fold-Out Futures
Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai
Tashkeel - Across the Gulf
University of the Arts London: Wimbledon
Contemporary Australian Drawing #1...
Venice, Italy Venice Agendas
- Tate Britain, 53rd Venice Biennale
Professor B. Muir. Artist Residency, Tasara Experimental Weaving, Sth. India
The Global Centre for Drawing: Reading the Space: Contemporary Australian Drawing #2, New York Studio School, New York.
Crossing the Line: Drawing in the Middle East 2, International Conference and exhibition program Global Centre for Drawing, American University in Dubai.
The Art and Science of Illumination: Tapestry of Light; intersections across the gulf; CI, Dr. I. Barberis, Professor D. Mainwarring, Emerita Professor M. P. Brown,
The Tapestry of Light; Lux, Lumen and Illumination: Dr. I. Barberis, Professor D. Mainwarring, Emerita Professor M.P. Brown, Professor B. Muir, Dr Janet McKenzie
Metasenta Publishing: Portraits in Focus, Sopha Errey, Anita Taylor, Irene Barberis, Helen Sturgess, Janet McKenzie. (Crossing the Line: Drawing in the Middle East
(Exec.Ed. I Barberis. Ed. J Mckenzie), Tapestry Of Light, (Exec.Ed. I Barberis. Ed. J Mckenzie)).
The Art and Science of Illumination: Tapestry of Light; Intersections Across the Gulf; CI, Dr. I. Barberis, Professor D. Mainwarring, Professor M. Brown,
2013
Professor B. Muir.( exhibitions, publication: Apocalypse: Re Looking)
Metaspace International: Gallery, 120 Langford Street, Melbourne. Curator, Crossing the Line: Drawing in the Middle East, Australian component.
The Global Centre for Drawing; The DrawingSpace, Melbourne; 120 Langford Street, Melbourne.
Montana Group (formerly Artists in Leadership Project) Dialogue 2 (TBC)
Metaspace International: National and International Curatorial Gallery, 120 Langford Street, Melbourne.
Metasenta : a new Paradigm in Arts Education © Palgrave Macmillan/Metasenta Publication. 2011. Three small Publications; Metasenta Publications, 2011/2012
(S.Farthing, T. Trehy, M. Lima)
2012
Contemporary Australian Drawing#1, Metasenta Commission, Palgrave Macmillan Publication; Author; Dr Janet McKenzie, contextualising essay, Dr. Christopher
Heathcote, Coda Dr. Irene Barberis
International Chair, Crossing the Line: Drawing in the Middle East, International Drawing Conference. RMIT University collaboration American University in Dubai.
The Global Centre for Drawing; The DrawingSpace, Melbourne; 120 Langford Street, Melbourne.
Montana Group (formerly Artists in Leadership Project) Dialogue 2. 5 Places Project, Bury UK, Finland, Melbourne, Hong Kong.
Collaborative Drawing Project: Global Drawing: Irene Barberis & Stephen Farthing (in process).
Curated “ 5 Places – Chinese Artists, Bury Museum and Art Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom, in tandem with the Asia Triennial, Manchester2.
2011
Metasenta: a new Paradigm in Arts education © Macmillan/Metasenta Publication. 2011. Five small Publications; Metasenta Publications, 2011/2012
Contemporary Australian Drawing, Macmillan/Metasenta Publication (in process) Metasenta Commissioned, Dr. Irene Barberis; Author; Dr Janet McKenzie,
contextualising essay, Christopher Heathcote
Metasenta Hong Kong: the DrawingSpace, Hong Kong, The Drawing Space, Dubai. 5 Places Collaboration: Irene Barberis & Tony Trehy; Bury, Melbourne, Hong Kong.
International Centre for Drawing: Directors: Dr Irene Barberis, Melbourne; Professor Stephen Farthing, London: 3 exhibitions.
Across the Gulf, Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi.
Venice Agendas, 53rd Venice Bienniale, Wimbledon College of Art
2010
2009
Moving Cultures: Intercultural Dialogue, Tibet-Guangzhou – Western Team/10 Eastern team/7.
Across the Gulf : 22 Artists Collaboration with The 2009 Arc Biennale, Brisbane
Across the Gulf 2009 – Publication Metasenta Publishing.
Artists in Leadership – The Montana Group Lucerne Switzerland.
The Chicago Project, Chicago. Publication; The Chicago Project: Fold-out Futures, Volume 1+2 RMIT Publishing, RMIT University, Edinburgh College of Art,
Design Institute, RMIT, University Co -Project Leader, with Professor Karen Forbes, Head ECA Painting and Drawing, Edinburgh, Scotland.
Moving Cultures: 2007 -2009. China, Australia, UK, Ireland, USA. (Twelve Universities, Four Associates) Global Cities Institute RMIT University. Western
2008
Project Leader, Eastern Project Leader, Professor Isadora Jiang
The Centres Project, 2008-2009: Co Curator Irene Barberis and Steven Ball RMIT University, Central Saint Martins, The University of Arts, London.
The DrawingSpace, Melbourne, International and National Artists, Activating Dormant Spaces, The Design Institute, RMIT University. Instigator and Director: Dr. Irene Barberis
Across the Gulf: Bahrain, Dubai Abu Dhabi, Metasenta Projects, American University in Dubai.
- -Irene Barberis is one of the very few females in over 500 years to complete a full contemporary visual cycle of The Apocalypse 2014
Current Long Term Project
International Projects
2018 On Drawing, collaboration Chinese University, Hong Kong, Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland.
RMIT University, Florence Global Intensive (11 students), Florence Italy.
2017 Tapestry of Light Project, Brussels Cathedral, Belgium, Canterbury Cathedral, UK.
2016 Tapestry of Light Project, Weilsbeke, Flanders Belgium (process works)
2015 International Director/Chair, Crossing the Line#3, SACI, Florence, Italy (ten countries participating)